There are strange ways in which designs evolve in the mind of a maker. I woke up one morning where my mind must have been sparked by something the night before and I had an idea for several coffee table designs buzzing, so I grabbed a piece of paper and began sketching and annotating possible extensions of the basic design.
Still excited with my idea, I headed off to my local super hardware store to see what standard timber sizes were available and what the costs were. I had my teacher’s hat on, thinking along the lines of a design that could be made with minimal custom machining of timber, especially when there are many woodworkers out there who don’t have all the machines required to create components that make a design just right. Likewise, school teachers need projects that students can make with commercially available timbers, but that also allow for personalised variation.
Shopping for wood
Checking timber sizes and costs, I made my way through the timber aisle with note pad in one hand and tape measure in
